Meet our Patchers

Artchie is 7 and started wearing the patches in December 2022. He started his vision journey by wearing glasses, however, after a year his eye sight had not improved, so patching was added to his treatment. He wears his patch to school for 2 hours and then at home.

Aleena is 4 and a half years old and patches her right eye to correct the turn in her left. She is legally blind in her left eye and will need surgery before she turns eight to correct her squint.

Emily is 6 years old and has been started patching 1 month ago. She has Amblyopia in her left eye so she patches her right eye for 2 to 3 hours a day to improve her vision. She pops her patch on first thing in the morning and loves to coordinate the...

Grace is 5 years old and she has been patching for a couple of weeks now. She has Myopia in her right eye so she pops on her patch to help this #curiouseye grow strong. While patching, grace likes to watch TV or play video games

Benji is 2 years old and has been patching since August due to severe myopia, caused by premature birth. This little warrior was born at 25 weeks of gestation, weighing only 550 grams. Due to his low birth weight, he had to fight extra hard and was placed on ventilation for the...

Addy just turned 2 and has been patching since she was just 10 months old. She was born with a rare genetic condition named Hirschsprung disease, which affects her vision, hearing and renal system among others. Addy also has astigmatism, so she pops on a patch for 2 hours a day to...

Grace is 3 years old and has been diagnosed with long-sightedness and strabismus in her left eye. To treat this condition, Grace's mum Dakota pops her patch on for 2 hours every day as this allows her "curious" eye to strengthen.